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Key to Enigma No. 21.-Zeruian-Abigail-Sisters

1. Z-ih-a 2 E-liashi-b..

OF DAVID.-1 Chron. ii. 16, 17. ...... .2 Samuel xvii. 4; xix. 21-20 Nehemiah iii. 1; xiii. 4-9.

Matthew xxiii. 8. 3. R-abb-i. 4. U-nbelievin-g .. 5. I-turæ-a 6. A-bisha-i. 7. II-anamee-l. .......

Revelation xxi. 8.

Luke iii. 1. .1 Samuel xxvi. 6. .Jeremiah xxxii. 6-15.

Zeruiah was mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, who are spoken of as sons of Zeruiah.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 22. - JERICHO. - Josh. vi. 25-SAMARIA.- 1. J-nda-s. 2. E-zr-a ..... 1 Kings xvi. 24, 28. .John xii. 6; Matt. xxvi. 15.

Ezra vii. 10. 3. R-amathaim Zophi-m 1 Sam. i 1. 4 I-ndi-a ..... 5. C-hedorlaom-r 6. H-agga-i. .......... 7 O-she-a.

Esther i. 1. ........

Gen. xiv. 9, 12.

Ezra v. 1, etc. .Num. xiii.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 23.-" COUNSELLOR." - Isaiah ix. 6. 1. C-edar.... 2. O-ak. .. 3. U-rijah. 4. N-o... 1. Kings vi. 15.

Genesis xxxv. 4. .Jeremiah xxxvi. 23. 5. S-ycamore 6. E-schol 7. L-uke. 8. L-ydia. 9. O-bed .. .. 10. R-ebekah. .... ... ... .. .Jer. xlvi. 25; Ezek. xxx. 14-16 Nahum iii. 8.

Luke xix. 4.

Num. xiii. 23.

Col. iv. 14.

Acts xvi. 14.

Matt. i. 5.

Genesis xxvii.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 24.-"MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU." 1. M-icah. 2. Y-ea... 3. P-aul... 4. E-mmaus.. .. 5. A-saph. 6. C-ornelius. 7. E-agle tai ...

John xiv. 27. . Micah v. 2. .2 Corinthians i. 20. .1 Corinthians ix. 1.

Luke xxiv. 13-31. 2 Chronicles xxix. 30.

Acts x.

Deuteronomy xxxii. 11, 12. 2 Samuel xv. 19-22. 9. G-alilee... 10. I-saiah.

Isaiah ix. 1, 2; Matt. iv. 12-16 Isaiah vi. 6-8. ............ .John xv. 5. .1 Samuel vii. 12. ........... 11. V-ine.. 12. E-benezer. 13. U-r, of the Chaldees.. Genesis xi. 31; xii. 1. 14. N-ehemiah 15. T-erah... 16. O-ded ... ...

Nehemiah iv.; xii. 27. ............ .... 17. Y-ear of jubilee. 18. O-badiah ....... 19. U-pharsin. ... ..

Genesis xi. 27. .2 Chronicles xxviii. 9-15.

Leviticus xxv. 8-17; Isa. lxi. 1 2 2 Chronicles xvii. 7-9.

Daniel v. 5, 25-28.

ENEMIES."-Matt. v. 44 .-" LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 25.-" .. 1. L-eah.. 2. O-g... ...... ... 3. V-ashti 4. E-sther ... ...... ... .... 5. Y-oke.. 6. O-nesimus 7. U-rbane.. 8. R-uth. 9. E-liashib. 10. N-aaman. 11. E-liab. 12 M-ercurias. 13. I-shmael 14. E-phraim....... 15. S-hallum.. .. .... ... .. ..

Genesis xxix. 16.

Numbers xxi. 33.

Esther i. 12.

Esther ii. 7.

Matthew xi. 29.

Colossians iv. 9.

Romans xvi. 9.

Ruth i. 16.

Nehemiah iii. 1. .2 Kings v. 1. .1 Samuel xvii. 28. . Acts xiv. 12.

Genesis xi. 18-20.

Genesis xlviii. 19.

Nehemiah iii. 12.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 26. -" Behold, I STAND AT THE DOOR, AND KNOCK: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, 1 will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." -Rev. iii. 20. 1 IS-sachar.. .... 2. TA-rshish.... 3. N-athaniel.. ........ ...... 4. DAT-han..... 5. THE-das.. 1 DO-than 7. OR-pah. 8. AN-nas. 9. D-emas.. 10. KNOCK. ... ... ...... .....

Gen. xxx. 17, 18. .Jonah i. 3, 4.

John i. 47.

Numb. xvi. 1, 31-33.

Acts v. 34, 36. .2 Kings vi. 18.

Ruth i. 8, 14-16. .John xviii. 13. .2 Tim. iv. 10.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 27. -" ASK, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE."- 1. A-thaliah. ... 2. S-hebna.. 3. K-irjath-arba. 4. A-bed-nego. 5. N-ehushtan.. 6. D-iana. 7. Y-oke.. 8. E-lhanan. 9 S-un. 10. H-ur.. ... .. .... ... .......... 11. A-dah's. 12. L-uz.. 13. L-evi.

John xvi. 24. ... .. .. .2 Kings xi.

Isaiah xxii 15-19. .Joshua xx. 7.

Daniel iii.

Num. xxi. 8, 9; 1 Kings xviii. 4.

Acts xix. 35.

Matthew xi. 29, 30. .1 Chron. xx. 5.

Malachi iv. 2.

Exodus xvii. 10-12.

Genesis iv. 20, 21.

Genesis xxviii. 10-22.

Luke v. 29. 14. Rome........ 15. E-bed-melech. 16. C-anaan.. .... 17. E-d.. 18. 1-ddo.. ....

Luke ii. 1.

Jeremiah xxxviii. 7--13.

Jee. xii. 5, 7; Heb. xi. 13-16.

Joshua xxii. 34.

Zech. i. 1. 19. V-eil of the Temple Matt xxvii. 51 ; Heb. X. 19, 20 20. E-leazar..Joshua iii. 13; Deut. x. 6.

KEY TO ENIGMA NO. 28.-"THOU GOD SEEST ME."--- 1. T-homa-s.. 2. 11-at-e ..... 3. O-liv-e....... ....... .......... 4. U-ria-s.. 5. G-oa-t.... ... 6. O-rua-m(ents). 7. D-ov-e........

Gen. xvi. 13. .. ... ... ......

John xx. 27. .1 John iii. 15.

James iii. 11.

Matt. i. 6. - Psalm civ. 18. 1 Sam. i. 21.

Gen. viii. 11.

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